FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

COMPUTER THREATS SECURITY

WHAT IS COMPUTER SECURITY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The purpose of a Firewall
A
blocks unauthorised connections to and from a network. Anti-virus software detects and removes viruses.
B
To detect viruses on a system and prevent them from attacking it and spreading
C
To prevent a hacker from logging on to the network
D
To burn software
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A firewall deals with external threats from unauthorized users while anti-virus protects threats from within and camouflaged files sent from outside in various forms. A firewall works by monitoring and filtering while anti-virus works by detecting a virus in infected files and deleting them.

Detailed explanation-2: -At its most basic, a firewall is essentially the barrier that sits between a private internal network and the public Internet. A firewall’s main purpose is to allow non-threatening traffic in and to keep dangerous traffic out.

Detailed explanation-3: -A firewall is a security network that can be either hardware or software, or both, and is meant to protect computer systems and networks from harmful intrusions. Antivirus is a software utility application that protects a system against internal attacks such as viruses, trojan horses, spyware, and so on.

Detailed explanation-4: -A firewall establishes a border between an external network and the network it guards. It is inserted inline across a network connection and inspects all packets entering and leaving the guarded network. As it inspects, it uses a set of pre-configured rules to distinguish between benign and malicious packets.

Detailed explanation-5: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is For security. A Firewall is a network security device that monitors incoming and outgoing network traffic and permits or blocks data packets based on a set of security rules.

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